I did enjoy Lost Symbol, but I couldn't help feeling that it was written for film rather than for the reader and that spoiled it a little for me.A preI did enjoy Lost Symbol, but I couldn't help feeling that it was written for film rather than for the reader and that spoiled it a little for me.A predictable yet entertaining comfort read....more

Ok, so this will never be award winning, it isn't even all that original, but it is fantastically comforting traditional fantasy fiction. I just loveOk, so this will never be award winning, it isn't even all that original, but it is fantastically comforting traditional fantasy fiction. I just love Jim Butchers ability to weave a tale, and spin it out in such a way as to keep you moving from page to page, knowing what will happen, but still leaving you feeling surprised at each turn.He's right up there with David Eddings, Raymond E Feist and Robin Hobb and I love him! ...more

Technically this was a good book, and it was entertaining enough for me to finish it without too much effort, but I finished it and then felt cheatedTechnically this was a good book, and it was entertaining enough for me to finish it without too much effort, but I finished it and then felt cheated somehow. Something is missing from this book, I wish I could say what... but I can't. Just that something is missing....more